Electric Vehicle: Roadmap for Upscaling in India

Suprotim De

Punj Lloyd Institute of Infrastructure Management

Indian School of Business
Mohali Campus
Electric Vehicle: Roadmap for Upscaling in India

Contents

List of Tables ...............................................................................................................................................................2

List of Figures ..............................................................................................................................................................2
Abbreviations and Acronyms .....................................................................................................................................3
Executive summary ....................................................................................................................................................5
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................6
Types and Characteristics of Electric Vehicles............................................................................................................7
Global Electric Vehicle Outlook ..................................................................................................................................8
Current State of Electric Vehicle in Major Economies ...............................................................................................9
Country Wise Types of Electric Vehicles.................................................................................................................. 10
Indian Scenario of Electric Vehicle .......................................................................................................................... 12
Key Challenges ......................................................................................................................................................... 14
Stakeholder Analysis of Electric Vehicle .................................................................................................................. 16
The Need for State push .......................................................................................................................................... 24
References ............................................................................................................................................................... 29

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List of Tables

Table 1: Classification and Characterization of Different Types of Electric Vehicles pg. 7

Table 2: Policy Incentives for Electric Vehicles in Major Economies pg. 8

Table 3: Fund Allocation under FAME for 2015-16 and 2016-17 (in Crores) pg. 13

Table 4: Incentives provided for non-residential EVSE setup in United States pg. 20

Table 5: City Wise number of Free and Paid Charging Points pg. 22

Table 6: Industry Challenges and Ways to mitigate them pg. 25

Table 7: Challenges faced by General Consumers and Role of Government to mitigate them pg 26

Table 8: Role of Government and Statutory Bodies for EV Program pg 27

List of Figures

Figure 1: World’s First Integrated Wind Power Electric Vehicle charging Station pg. 5

Figure 2: Electric Vehicles being Charged at Public Charging pg. 6

Figure 3: Electric Vehicle Stock in Major Economies pg. 9

Figure 4: Top 5 most selling hybrid and electric vehicles pg. 11

Figure 5: Initiatives taken by Indian Government for Electric Vehicles Deployment in India pg. 12

Figure 6: Demand Side Incentives under FAME Scheme pg. 14

Figure 7: Current Business Challenges for Electric Vehicles in India pg. 15

Figure 8: Commercialization Challenge of Electric Vehicle In India- Supply side and Demand side pg. 16

Figure 9: Stakeholders across different tiers in Electric Vehicle Value Chain pg. 17

Figure 10: Assessment of necessity of charging infrastructure for residential, institutional and public pg. 20

Figure 11: Product Gap in Electric Vehicles as Compared to Conventional Vehicles pg. 21

Figure 12: Cost Analysis of Vehicles under mini, compact and super compact segments pg. 23

Figure 13: Savings on Import of Crude oil and Petroleum Products pg. 28

Figure 14: Under Recoveries/ DBTL Subsidy on sale of Sensitive Petroleum Products pg. 28

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Abbreviations and Acronyms

ADEME Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie

ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations

BEST Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport

BEV Battery Electric Vehicle

BMTC Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation

CAGR Compounded Annual Growth Rate

CBU Completely Built Up

CEA Central Electric Authority

CMVR Central Motor Vehicle Rules

CNG Compressed Natural Gas

DCFC Direct Current Fast Charge

DHI Department of Heavy Industries

DTC Delhi Transport Corporation

EV Electric Vehicle

EVI Electric Vehicle Initiative

EVSE Electric vehicle Service Equipment

FAME Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric

Vehicles

HRTC Himachal Road Transport Corporation

ICE Internal Combustion Engine

IEA International Energy Agency

LCV Light Commercial vehicle

LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas

MNRE Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

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NEMMP National Electric Mobility Mission Plan

NGT National Green Tribunal

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

PCB Pollution Control Board

PDS Public Distribution Shop

PHEV Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

ROW Right of Way

SKD Semi Knock Down

SMEV Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicle

VAT Value Added Tax

ZEV Zero Emission Vehicle

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Executive summary
The conventional means of transportation constitute for a majority of

transport demand in today’s world. While this still continue to form the

backbone for human mobility, there is a lot of push towards alternative fuel
powered vehicles. This also becomes essential to adopt greener and

sustainable modes of transport when the environmental condition is

deteriorating. Another factor that leads to adopt these are the growing

concern of energy security among major economies.

Vehicular Emission and commitment to Paris Climate change has led to

adoption of electrical vehicles by many major economies globally. Countries

like China, U.S.A, Norway, Netherlands and Japan have seen a huge growth

in the shares of electric vehicles in transportation. This was primarily due to

the fact that these countries had favorable Fiscal, Financial and other policies
which made electrical vehicles more competitive and cost efficient as

compared to conventional fuel vehicles.

India being one of the major automobile markets however could not see a
considerable growth in the adoption of electric vehicles. Previous

Government policies and incentives had a little impact for upscaling electric

vehicle deployment in India. Our research shows that both the consumers
are skeptical for buying electric vehicle and the manufacturers hesitant to

manufacture electric vehicle.

So to overcome this barrier and upscale the electric vehicle deployment we

analyzed the Indian electric vehicle market. Under this we evaluated three
major stakeholders of the electric vehicle value chain; the consumers, the

manufacturers and the regulatory and statutory bodies. Our research helps

us to narrow the challenges that each stakeholder is facing regarding the

Figure 1 : World’s First Integrated Wind Power policy and incentives. A roadmap for the same is devised for addressing
Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Barcelona specific challenges. It is expected that the government will play a very major
(Source: https://in.pinterest.com/explore/electric-
charging-stations/?lp=true) role to break the barrier and help in upscaling the electric vehicle

deployment in India.

While this report gives a brief non-technical description of the different types
of electric vehicles, other types of electric vehicles like two wheelers, rail and

other heavy duty vehicles are not addressed.

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Introduction

Electric Vehicles

In this 21st century mobility is essential part of human

development which also ultimately leads to the nation’s

development, has seen quite a number of evolutions over the

past 100 years and now coming towards electric vehicles.

With the advent of industrialisation and globalisation there

has been an increasing trend in the rapid urbanisation of the

last few decades, both for the developed and developing

economies globally. The demand for transportation in the

major cities has gone up considerably. Traditionally this

demand is being met either by personal vehicles or by a mix Figure 2: Electric Vehicles being charged at Public Charging (source:
of public transport facilities available. However, many cities The Economic Times, February 5, 2017)

have to battle congestion and poor air quality due to the growing numbers of personal vehicles, also most of the major

economies1 rely on imported fossil fuels and the growing demand not only creates a pressure on the trade deficit but also has
implications on the energy security of the nation.

Green vehicle2 is the new buzzword in our age and most of the people think that it is the latest technology that has been

developed in the last few years, but contrary to this notion they have been present for over more than 150 years. The history

of EVs dates back to 1880 when the first electric car was introduced in the German market, it was also at that time the other
type of EVs such as trams and trolley buses made their debut. Interestingly the development of ICE in the early 20th century

followed by the discovery of petroleum somewhat led to the decline of this technology.

Back in 1990 there was a growing concern for vehicle emission and climate change which insisted the manufacturers and the

policymakers to turn their attention towards EVs. Then for the first time in history the state of California3 in United States of
America mandated to implement strict emission control for the vehicles. As a result the large auto manufacturers started to

increase their commitment towards development of BEV, similar judgement was implemented by ADEME in France. This
impacted the overall automobile markets as the auto manufacturers realised the likelihood of similar norms and policies being

implemented by the other major economies. The IEA has coined this period as the third age 4 of EV; this period saw the

mainstreaming of the lithium battery technology along with the mass debut of two new types of EV; Nissan’s LEAF a full BEV
and Chevrolet’s Volt a PHEV.

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Types and Characteristics of Electric Vehicles

There are three main types of Electric vehicles which run on an electric motor and use battery as their fuel. Fuel cell vehicle is

another type of EV which is currently in the developmental stages. The types of electric vehicle based on different battery

technology are:

 Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV): BEVs includes a typical powerful lithium ion battery with their capacity ranging from

20kWh or more than 50kWh5.

 Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) : The battery in HEV is charged by the ICE and regenerative braking6.

 Plug-in Hybrid Electric (PHEV):They have an ICE engine and a battery with capacity up to 40 kWh6

The detailed classification of the different type of electric vehicle is represented in the table below.

Table 1: Classification and Characterization of Different Types of Electric Vehicles7

Powertrain technologies Description Commercial Examples

Hybrid Mild Hybrids (Mild  E-motor assists engine in acceleration Honda civic hybrid,Mercedes-Benz
Electric HEV)  Regenerative braking charges a small S400 blue,BMW 7-series hybrids
Vehicles battery
 Not all electric propulsion possible

Strong/Full Hybrid  Can run on just ICE, just batteries or a Toyota Prius,BMW X6 hybrid, Ford
Electric Vehicles combination escape hybrid
(SHEV)  Combines E-motor and engine power that
optimizes output to the wheels
throughout the operating range

Plug-in Hybrid  Both regular ICE and E-motor can be used Toyota Prius plug-in, Audi A1 e-
Electric Vehicle for propulsion tron,BYDF3DM,GM volt
(PHEV)  Charging through regenerative braking or
plug-in

Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV)  Runs only on battery power, doesn’t have Mahindra Reva and E20, Nissan Leaf,
ICE Citroen C-zero, Ford Focus, Mitsubishi
 Range is limited by the size of battery i-MIEV

Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle (FCV)  Fuel cell functions like a battery producing Prototypes only
electricity
 Instead of recharging must be refilled by
Hydrogen.

5low_carbon_vehicle_technology-Lytton-report (2010) (Accessed on April 15,2017)

6Bringing the electric vehicle to mass market-tsang,pedersen(2012) (Accessed on April 22,2017)
7
A.T. Kearney and CII, Cost Effective Green Mobility (Accessed on April 22,2017)

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Global Electric Vehicle Outlook

Governments across the global have undertaken different steps for helping electric vehicles gain a foothold in their country.

These steps act as demand drivers for electric vehicles. These steps are primarily in form of financial, fiscal and policy

incentives. These incentives are shown in the table below.

Table 2: Policy Incentive for Electric Vehicles in Major Economies

Country Fiscal Incentive Financial Incentive Other Incentive
United  Tax credit ranges from -  Conversion kit
States of $2500-$7,5008 depending worth maximum $40008 for
America upon the type of electric retrofitting conventional
vehicle. powered vehicles with
electric vehicle capability.
China  Vehicles are exempted  $5323-$91268 bonus for BEV  Government
from circulation depending on the battery range of the intends to invest $15.21
/ownership taxes vehicle. billion8for development of
 Waiving off of the  35,000 RBM bonus for PHEV whose whole industry chain of EVs.
registration fees and toll battery bonus is no less than 50 kms.  10 cities and 1000
tax in most of the cities. vehicles program8
Norway  Reduction of registration  EV are exempted from purchase tax in -
tax, Exemption from VAT tune of $12000
and waiving off of toll tax.
Japan  Exemption from tonnage  Incentives range from $3300-$5500 -
tax. typically for BEV and PHEV with
 Reduction on automobile maximum incentive up to $7800.
tax for EVs.
Netherlands  Reduction on registration -  Dutch politicians
tax of hybrid vehicles. have voted through a
 New car leases tariff motion to ban sales of new
reduced from 20% to 0 % petrol and diesel vehicle
for ZEVs from 20259 onwards
United  Exemption from excise  35% of the cost of plug in car up to  Funding of £
Kingdom duty $8731.868 7,50010 capped for
 Exemption from fuel  20% of a cost of a van up to installation of public
benefit charge $11642.488 charging facilities.
Germany  Exemption from motor  Cash Inventive of € 400011 for pure  Special parking
vehicle tax for 10 years electric car & € 3000 for hybrid car. place for electric vehicles
France  Exemption of electric  Premium of $7,1118 for vehicles -
vehicles form company emitting 20g/km or less (cannot
car tax8 exceed 27% of purchasing price)
 Premium of $4,5158 for vehicles
emitting between 20g/km to
60g/km(cannot exceed 20% of the
purchase price)

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28,2017)
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Current State of Electric Vehicle in Major Economies

Figure 3: Electric Vehicle Stock in Major Economies (Source: Global EV Outlook, 2015)

The major economies where electric vehicle have been used widely are the United States of America, China and European
Union and the Schengen region. This section entails the current state of electric vehicle in these respective economies.

United States of America: ZEV mandate which was introduced in the state of California is now being followed by 10 other
states. These states have signed a memorandum to push the electric vehicle sales by mandating the automakers. United States

still faces challenge of least uniformity among the states in terms of new EVs technology and registrations. This is a reason

while EV market in California, Oregon, Utah and Maryland have been promising. The markets outside in other states have been
challenging for EVs. Also the federal government has been relatively absent from the EV movement in the country.

China: China through their central governance developed 10 cites 1000 12 vehicle program. This program aimed at developing

charging infrastructure and electric vehicle deployment through city based pilot projects. The outcome from this program has
notable success both in development of new technologies and vehicles. Also major cities under this program have deployed

electric vehicles in their public transport system. Currently Chinese government is considering stricter technological standards

to restrict the 20013 odd manufacturers to almost 10. This move is implemented so that domestic manufacturers adhere to
international standards in terms of battery technology and charging infrastructure.

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European Union & Schengen Region: Electric vehicles are concentrated in a few countries like Norway, Sweden, Iceland,

Netherlands and Switzerland. All of these countries have policies which have made buying electric vehicle favorable for the
people. Also both central and state government have helped in creating more charging stations, dedicated lanes for EVs and

awareness creation for new buyers. Due to intensive public charging infrastructure the majority of the EVs sold in Europe are

PHEV. European Union recently drafted a bill where every new or refurbished home has to be fitted with EV charging point.
This bill which will come into effect by 201914 will boost the electric car market in Europe. Also the policymakers in these

countries have focused on indirect consumer incentives since direct incentives are only a part of demand creation.

Country Wise Types of Electric Vehicles

In 2015, 90% of the electric vehicle sales were concentrated in the major eight electric car markets: China, the United States,
the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany and France. All these markets except Japan and the United

States showed increase in demand. New registration with over 550000 15 vehicles was sold alone in 2015 which showed

increased sales by 70 % between the year 2014 and 2015.

United States of America: There was rise of sales of electric vehicles up by 38 16% in 2016 from year ending 2015.During this
period 159,00016 new vehicles were registered across the nation. Most of these sales came from the passenger vehicle

segment. Out of the total EVs sold in US the major models sold were Tesla’s Model S 18%16 , Chevrolet’s Volt 15%16 and Tesla’s
Model X 11%16. Sales in California were about 50% of the total national sales with 60,412 units while the other 9 states with

ZEV mandates accounted for another 25%.

China: The market share of electric cars was 1% for China during the period 2014-2015 which saw a threefold growth for the

same. China overtook the United States as the largest maker for electric cars in 2015 with over 200,00015 new registrations,
which is more than the half of global new electric vehicle registrations. In China EVs market comprises of 2-wheeelers, cars and

buses. Also in China BYD auto remained the largest manufacturer with 33 17 % market share, the domestic automakers still

control about 9618% of the market share followed by tesla motors having 218 %, Porsche with 1 % and rest of the electric
automakers having 1 % combined together. The Chinese company made cars are very cheaper as compared to other

international players. This has helped them to gain large market share in a very quick span of time.

European Union: The three major markets in European Union for electric vehicles are Norway, Sweden and Netherlands. In

2015-16 the largest market in the European Union for electric vehicle is Norway followed by the Netherlands and Sweden.
However in Norway the new cars entering the markets are BEVs whereas both the Netherlands and Sweden markets have been

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Global EV Outlook, 2016 (Accessed on March 25,2017)
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more oriented towards PHEV. The top 5 selling BEV in the European Union in 2015 were Renault Zoe with 23.419%, Nissan Leaf

with 20.319%, tesla Model S with 13.519 %, BMW i3 with 10.719 % and Volkswagen E golf with 7.319 % respectively. While the top
5 selling PHEV in the European Union in 2015 were Mitsubishi Outlander with 18.119 %, Volkswagen Passat GTE with 11.219 %,

Volkswagen Golf GTE with 9.619 % , Mercedes c350e with 8.719 % and Volvo XC90 with 8.119 % market share respectively.

Top 5 Selling PHEV

Mitsubishi
Outlander PHEV
18%

Volkswagen
Others
Passat GTE
44%
11%

Volkswagen
Golf GTE
10%
Volvo XC90 Mercedes C350e
PHEV 9%
8%

Top 5 Selling BEV

Renault Zoe
Others 23%
25%

Volkswagen e-
Golf Nissan Leaf
7% 20%

BMW i3 Tesla Model S

11% 14%

Figure 4: Top 5 most selling hybrid and electric vehicles (Source: European Alternative Fuels Observatory)

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http://www.eafo.eu/vehicle-statistics/m1 (Accessed on March 31,2017)

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Indian Scenario of Electric Vehicle

Current Status of Electric Vehicle Deployment in India

India has a nascent market share of EVs as compared to the other 16 member nations of EVI worldwide. In 2014 20 the market

share was just 0.120 percent among all member nations. The number of EV stock till 2015 was approx. 268920 units and the slow
EVSE (charge infrastructure) was 32820 units. FAME scheme became a key driver for the growth of electric vehicles in the period

between 2015 and mid-2016. The BEV stock as of 2016 was approximately 4350 units while the PHEV stock was approx. 1660

units (International Energy Agency, 2016). Also new registration in this period was estimated to be 1000 (PHEV) units and 1000
(BEV) units (International Energy Agency, 2016).SMEV reported that electric vehicles sales grew by 37.5% 21 in FY 2015-16 at

22,000 units as compared to 16,000 units in FY 2014-15. Out of this 20,000 units comprised of two wheelers while only 2000

units were four wheelers.

The deployment of electric vehicles in India went through various stages in recent past. The electric vehicle deployment is
governed by National Mission on Electric Mobility (NMEM) which is the pivotal body. Under this two apex bodies were

constituted, where National Council on Electric Mobility (NCEM) was at the ministerial level and National Board on Electric
Mobility (NCEB) was at secretary level.

Figure 5: Initiatives taken by Indian Government for Electric Vehicle Deployment in India

The following factors have been identified as “key drivers” for accelerating the Electric Vehicle deployment in India. These
factors were established after discussion with experts in the field of electric vehicles in India.

 Fluctuations in the oil prices.

 Government push for reduced CO2 emissions and air pollutions

 Subsidy available for buying electric vehicles

 Improvement of technology and low ownership cost

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EVI-GlobalEVOutlook2015.pdf (Accessed on March 25,2017)
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Existing policy structure

To facilitate the aspirational target of having 6-7 million of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Shri Anant Geete launched

a scheme for Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India also known as FAME in 2015. Other
than this there is no policy for implementing EVs

FAME India Scheme, based on the Ministry of Finance’s approval, came with an outlay of 795 crore under plan head for the

initial period of two years i.e. phase 1 (2015-2017).

Table 3: Fund Allocation under FAME for 2015-16 and 2016-17 (in crores)
Components of the scheme 2015-16 (in Rupees ) 2016-17 (in Rupees)

Technology platform (Including testing infrastructure) 70 120

Demand Incentives 155 340

Charging infrastructure 10 20

Pilot Projects 20 50

IEC/Operations 5 5
Total (Rs) 260 535

Grand Total (Rs) 795

The scheme would be covered throughout the country in the following four areas:

a) Cities under Smart Cities Initiative

b) Major metro agglomerations- Delhi NCR,Greater Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad

c) All states and other Urban Agglomerations /cities with 1 million populations (2011 census)
d) Cities of the North Eastern States

The vehicle segments which have been identified are two, three and four wheelers, cars, LCVs, Buses etc. and all forms of
hybrid (mild/ strong), Plug-in and pure electric vehicle. These led to setting up of four sub groups which are vehicle system

integration, motors and controllers and power electronics, batteries and battery management system and charging
infrastructure. In each of these areas,centres of excellence will be set up to provide thrust and result oriented outcomes.

Key Components under Fame Scheme

This scheme also lists some demand (financial) incentive for the buyers. Vehicles under this scheme have been categorised
based on the battery technologies present in them;

 Conventional battery: Battery with lead as the principle chemical element

 Advanced battery: New age batteries with Li &Ni as the primary element and etc.

The vehicles have been categorized into the proposed slabs based on their fuel efficiency. Based on these vehicle incentives
have been classified into “Level 1” and “Level 2”. The detailed formulation can be referred from the FAME press release and is
beyond the scope of this paper

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As per the proposed minimum fuel consumption improvement under FAME, the demand side incentives (Financial) for

segment wise range is as follows.

BEV (advanced battery) advanced battery)

Scooter (Rs) 17000/- Scooter (Rs) 22000/-
Motorcycle (Rs) 23000/- Motorcycle (Rs) 29000/-
3 wheeler CNG/HSD (Rs) 45000/- 3 wheeler CNG/HSD (Rs) 54000/-
3 wheeler petrol (Rs) 51000/- 3 wheeler petrol (Rs) 61000/-
4 wheeler(Rs) 76000/- 4 wheeler(Rs) 124000/-
LCV CNG/HSD (Rs) 156000/- LCV CNG/HSD (Rs) 187000/-
Bus (Rs) 5100000/- Bus (Rs) 6100000/-

Mild (Conventional battery) (Conventional battery)

HEV Scooter (Rs) 1800/- Scooter (Rs) 2200/-
Motorcycle (Rs) 3500/- Motorcycle (Rs) 4200/-
3 wheeler CNG/HSD (Rs) 3300/- 3 wheeler CNG/HSD (Rs) 4000/-
3 wheeler petrol (Rs) 3300/- 3 wheeler petrol (Rs) 4000/-
4 wheeler (Rs) 13000/- 4 wheeler(Rs) 16000/-
LCV CNG/HSD (Rs) 17000/- LCV CNG/HSD (Rs) 20000/-
Bus (Rs) 3000000/- Bus (Rs) 3600000/-

Level 1 Level 2
Minimum Incentive Maximum Incentive

Figure 6: Demand Side Incentive under FAME Scheme

Other policy incentives for electric vehicles apart from the mentioned in FAME scheme are:

 Registration of electric vehicles is not required and is approved by the Government of India

 Insurance and road tax are not required for electric vehicles and is approved by the government of India

 License for riding electric vehicles are exempted by the Government of India

Key Challenges
Electric vehicle deployment still remains a challenge in India. Even after FAME was implemented in 2015 these challenges still

remain a roadblock. The key three challenges which are impacting market growth are:

1. Business challenges

2. Commercial challenges
3. Policy and Incentive challenges

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Business challenges

One major stakeholder in implementing EV in this country will be the industry or business houses. These are consortium of
auto manufacturers, OEM makers and battery makers. Both existing and new players will have different scope and scale of
challenges. In this paper is restricted only to the current challenges faced.

Auto manufactures
venturing for EV in
India

Existing New manufactures

manufacturers

Intensive capital
Refinancing for Need skill human
Need to setup Splitting up of financing for
brownfield resources and Anchor demand
separate assembly current resources setting greenfield
expansion in R&D for new needed for scaling
line for EV in terms of capital plants and
terms of operation ventures. up production.
production. and man power establishing supply
and supply chain.
chains.

Figure 7: Current Business Challenges for Electric Vehicles in India

The incentives under FAME allocate an outlay which has not been able to create momentum among the industry players. This
can be linked to the fact that there is no clear outline on policy and funding strategy aimed towards EV manufacturers. Also

both new and existing automobile manufacturers have their separate concern for electric vehicles. New entrants are hesitant to
invest huge capital whereas existing players don’t want to have large inventories which might remain unsold.

Commercialization challenge

It is an interlinked challenge involving three stakeholders who are government, consumers and the manufacturers.
Commercialization challenge has led to growth stagnation of electric vehicles in India. This involves both challenges arising

from demand side and supply side of electric vehicle commercialization. While demand side challenges are more focused
towards the consumer perspective, the supply side challenges are oriented towards other stakeholders. Commercialization

challenges can be related to project lifecycle, this means that the challenges will start during the initiation and continue till the

mid stages. These challenges will lessen in magnitude with time and when electric vehicle market reaches maturity.

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Higher battery cost

Large investment will be Requires frequent
Power distribution which increases the
required in charges and the trip
scenario and smart capex of EV by 1.5x-2x
R&D,Industries&Facilities covered in a charge is
charging as compared to ICE
some by public sector utmost 100 miles*
vehicle

Supply Side Demand Side

Forging partnership
New standards required Hours required to Broad consumer
between
for Vehicle charge electric vehicles segments required
utilities,automakers,batter
safety,Charging safety as compared to rather than niche
y manufactures and
and Disposal of batteries. petroleum based fuels markets
OEMs
Figure 8: Commercialization Challenge of Electric Vehicle in India – Supply Side and Demand Side

Policy and incentive challenges

Earlier in 2010-2012 MNRE had implemented Alternate fuels for surface transportation program an expenditure of Rs.95 22
crore. This incentive focused only the OEMs who were provided this for electric vehicle manufacturing. This being a limited

intervention incentive didn’t catalyze any major vehicle or component innovation activity by the industry. These meant areas

under technology, charging infrastructure and demand-supply side challenges were not covered. The drawback of this policy
was that the corpus of the incentive was inadequate for a market where EVs was a new concept. Also when MNRE withdrew

the subsidy due to its own liabilities the EVs sales showed a massive decline by almost 65% between FY 2012-2013.

The proposed allocation of Rs 22,000 crores23 under NEMMP for EV deployment and development remained in the proposal
stages. GOI intended to fund 13,000-14,000 crore over an 8 year timeline but these incentives couldn’t materialize into any

policy or mandate. Allocation under FAME scheme is only on a pilot basis hardly could create enough demand generation. The
scheme failed to provide the visibility of the incentives to the common people. So these challenges have largely prevented the

commercialization of electric vehicle in India. Also both consumers and the producers are at loggerheads when it comes to EV

as each stakeholder is citing their own issues.

Stakeholder Analysis of Electric Vehicle

Electric vehicle development and commercialization needs various stakeholders to come to a common platform under the
electric vehicle ecosystem. The ecosystem is a bird’s eye view of the different tier of the value chain. Each tier represents the

different stakeholders under it. The tiers are represented as follows

22
Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question 3881 (Accessed on March 15, 2017)
23
NEMMP 2020, Government of India Report (Accessed on March 15, 2017)

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 Tier 1: Industry

 Tier 2: Consumer

 Tier 3: Statutory bodies and other agencies

Stakeholders are one of the key elements of the electric vehicle value chain. The stakeholders’ will play pivotal role in the
commercialization of electric vehicles. Also all stakeholders need to assess the changing landscape of EV technology. The

electric vehicle ecosystem is represented in the diagram below.

Figure 9: Stakeholders across different tiers in Electric Vehicle Value Chain

The value chain analyses the issues that is preventing each stakeholder to adopt electric vehicles. Also each of the
stakeholders has unique challenges

Tier1: Industry

One of the critical elements that can shape the dynamics of the industry. The stakeholders which come under this are

discussed below

 Raw material suppliers: The raw materials needed for manufacturing EVs are almost similar to that of a conventional
vehicle. The key raw materials are required for chassis, drivetrain, suspension engine and battery manufacturing. Aluminum is

widely being used as a major raw material as automakers are shifting their focus on better fuel efficiency and lighter vehicles.

Prices of aluminum in India have remained flat over the last 1 year with only 2.0724%., although global prices fluctuated due to
excess supply than demand. The consumption of aluminum is estimated to grow at 6-8%25 per annum. The primary demand

comes from the power sector while the secondary demand comes from the automobile sector. Together these sectors
consume nearly 60%26 .The key players of this industry in India are Hindalco, Nalco and Balco (subsidiary of Vedanta), all these

24
http://profit.ndtv.com/commodity/aluminium-price_aluminium (Accessed on March 25, 2017)
25
https://www.equitymaster.com/research-it/sector-info/aluminium/Aluminium-Sector-Analysis-Report.asp (Accessed on March 25, 2017)
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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/metals-mining/aluminium-consumption-in-india-to-grow-from-3-3-million-tonne-to-5-3-
million-tonne/articleshow/54738630.cms (Accessed on March 25, 2017)

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firms are involved in extraction and refining of aluminum and aluminum alloys. Challenges that aluminum producers are facing

are:

 Cheap aluminum imports from ASEAN specially China are preventing domestic players to invest in R&D and

technological innovations for new age aluminum composites

 Primary and Secondary aluminum producers are yet to arrive at an consensus on minimum import pricing
 Another raw material required is lithium. Lithium is replacing lead for battery manufacturing due to improvement in

battery technology. Lithium is concentrated in few parts of the world specially China, Chile and Australia. As prices are
controlled by these major producers their range through long-term contracts has been in between $8,000 to

$10,00027 per tonne while the Chinese spot prices are as high as $20,000 28.Currently lithium carbonates and lithium

ion cells are completely imported in India. Challenges that lithium carbonates and battery importers face are
 The preferential trade agreement between India and Chile has few allocations for lithium imports
 High import duty for lithium battery components in India which is around 26.50%29

 Vehicle manufacturers and OEMs: Electric vehicles have advanced in terms of propulsion and transmission
technologies. Also converting existing vehicles into mild hybrids requires special type of retrofitting and kits. Indian automobile

market is the fifth largest in the world with the auto component export increased at a CAGR of 11.31 30 % in the financial year

2015-16. Favourable policies such as the automotive mission plan 2006-2016 have led to the emergence of India as aglobal
automotive components hub. The government has already allowed 100%31 FDI in this sector. Also vehicle manufacturers have

seen a demand growth of 9-11%32 in FY 2016-17.Again this growth was observed from passenger vehicle sales especially in the
small cars and compact utility segments. Currently only Indian automakers and OEM makers are manufacturing electric

vehicles and components. Also the electric vehicles presently sold in India are largely two-wheelers and few four-wheelers. The

major commercial players currently present in India are Hero electric and Electrotherm for two wheelers. Mahindra Reva a
subsidiary of Mahindra and Mahindra is the only commercial four-wheeler electric vehicle maker. Other players like Maruti

Suzuki and Toyota only manufacture and sell mild hybrids on a small scale. Few major automakers in the country namely

Maruti Suzuki India limited, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, Mahindra Reva Electric vehicles private Ltd, Ford India Pvt.Ltd and
Tata Motors Ltd have created a consortium to create a supplier base for electric vehicles components economically. The project

code named xEV One aims to develop for hybrids and pure electric vehicles. . The government under DHI has sanctioned Rs. 22
cr for the project xEV One while the other private parties will fund Rs.4.4cr 33 for every model they make.

27
http://blogs.ft.com/ftdata/2016/04/14/lithium-price-on-the-rise/ (Accessed on April 18, 2017)
28
http://fortune.com/2016/06/06/lithium-price-tesla-metal-future/ (Accessed on April 18, 2017)
29
https://www.zauba.com/customs-import-duty/lithium-battery-/india.html (Accessed on April 5, 2017)
30
http://www.ibef.org/industry/auto-components-presentation (Accessed on April 5, 2017)
31
http://www.makeinindia.com/sector/automobiles (Accessed on April 5, 2017)
32
https://www.crisilresearch.com/industryasync.jspx?serviceId=7&State=null#storyId#7777700005790#sectionId#2594#newsFeedId#undefined
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The issues faced by vehicle manufacturers and OEMs are

 Higher tax rate of 28%34 on the auto-components leading to rise in counterfeit and substandard products
 200%35 weighted deduction on R&D expense still not been implemented by the government

 High import duty between the range of 60-100%36 for CBUs and SKDs preventing innovations in electric vehicles

 Battery manufacturers: Battery is a critical component for BEVs and PHEVs as a major source of power. EV
manufacturers worldwide are adopting Lithium ion batteries. Lithium-ion batteries have higher energy density as compared to

traditional lead acid battery. This high energy density is an essential feature for the range of the vehicle. In India Lithium
battery are still in developmental stages and those used in electric vehicles are imported from China, Taiwan, South Korea and

Japan. The Indian battery manufacturers are more involved in lead acid based conventional battery and energy storage devise.

The major battery manufacturers in India are Exide industries, Amara raja batteries, HBL power systems and Base Corporation.
The issues faced by the battery manufacturers are:

 High import duty on the raw materials for manufacturing of lithium batteries

 Absence of government incentives for development of new battery storage technology

 Utilities, Energy and Infrastructure: These stakeholders will develop and provide the auxiliary services for electric

vehicle rollout. The current statuses of these services are discussed below.

 Electricity being the heart of the whole electric vehicle ecosystem is a challenge for a large country like India. The
challenge is especially when states and cities are plagued by power outages. During the period between FY 2013-14

the power deficient was as high as -18,58337 MU. The peak deficient during this period was -3,16037 MU in the
northern region while the overall net deficit in the country for the same was -42,428 MU which was -4.2 percent

between the demands and supply. Although India achieved a power surplus of 13,252 MU 38 which was 1.1 percent of

the difference between demand and supply owing to the surplus in western and southern parts. The situation is
critical as most of the deficit is due to the high aggregate and transmission losses (AT&C), transmission and

distribution constrains and poor financial condition of state power utilities.

 India’s energy mix generally comprises of fossil fuels which is also the major source of generation of power according
to CEA report in 2016 the new capacity additions were in tune of 16,654.5 MW38 in which the share of the thermal

power was 13,440.5 MW. Utility and power companies also need to factor in alternate sources of energy i.e. renewable
energy for meeting demand since the primary goal for using electric vehicle is to reduce the pollution and the

greenhouse gases emission and reducing dependency on fossil fuel will be a step towards it.

 Most of the public chargers setup till date is by Mahindra electric mobility limited. There are no other private entities
that have setup EVSE on a large scale. Also there is no classification on the type of charger or EVSE that is currently

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http://profit.ndtv.com/news/budget/article-restore-weighted-deduction-of-200-on-r-d-expenses-auto-component-makers-body-1644670 (Accessed on
April 28, 2017)
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http://auto.ndtv.com/news/mixed-reactions-to-union-budget-2017-from-auto-sector-1654797(Accessed on April 28, 2017)
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http://www.siamindia.com/economic-afairs.aspx?mpgid=16&pgid1=18&pgidtrail=20 (Accessed on April 28, 2017)
37
Lok Sabha unstarred question number 919 (Accessed on April 18, 2017)
38
http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/annual/lgbr/lgbr-2016.pdf (Accessed on April 18, 2017)

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deployed. Similarly, price continues to be a constraint for new Level2 or DCFC charger setup. Availability of charging

stations on real tie basis is also absent. The issues that need to be addressed for these services are:
 Large capital investment for replace dwindling transmission infrastructure and achieve higher plant load factor

 Setting up of real time metering for encouraging charging during off peak hours

 Involvement of government for providing legal clearances on installation of new charging stations

Institutional Charging
Infrastructure (20%)

Residential Charging
Infrastructure (45%)

Public Charging
Infrastructure (35%)

Figure 10: Assessment of necessity of charging infrastructure for residential, institutional and public usage

Table 4: Incentive provided for non-residential EVSE setup in United States

Incentive Example Incentive Description Base EVSE unit cost EVSE unit cost after incentive

Income Tax credit Income tax credit for 20 % of the cost of $4,000 $3,200

(Level 1) EVSE up to $2,500

Level 2 Rebate $1,000 rebate on the purchase and $3,000 $2,000

installation of Level 2 EVSE

DCFC Rebate $15,000 rebate for the purchase of DC fast $30,000 $15,000

charge EVSE

Tier 2: Consumers

They are important element when it comes for electric vehicle commercialization and deployment. Consumers will shape the
dynamics of this emerging technology. This tier is broadly classified into three stakeholders. These are general consumers

(people using personal vehicles), institutional consumers and state run public transports or commercial operators. The

stakeholders are discussed below

 General consumer: They are the most important stakeholder around which the EV concept revolves. The transition of

electric vehicle has been more observed in the 2wheerler segment in India. As mentioned earlier out of the total sales of

22,00021 electric vehicles 20,000 came from two wheelers. Another important segment is small cars and compact utility. Hero
electric and Electrotherm are the major manufacturers of electric two-wheelers in India. Also, Mahindra Reva is the only

manufacturer of EV in India. Other manufacturers like Toyota and Maruti Suzuki have mild hybrids present in the Indian

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markets. Since Mahindra Reva is currently the only available EV it is observed that there is large gap in the Indian market for

passenger vehicles. Also lack of available models from Indian and international automakers have led to slowdown for EV
among people. Although the running cost of electric vehicle is low as compared to conventional vehicles but the high upfront

cost has acted against the customer sentiments. The cost benefit analysis was done for the electric vehicles with respect to

conventional vehicles showing the result. The key issues faced by the consumers are:
o Upfront price of the vehicle and battery replacement cost

o Presence of public charging infrastructure causing range anxiety among EV owners

o Lack of continued subsidy provided by the government to EV owners

o Lack of awareness among the people regarding electric vehicle

Figure 11: Product Gap in Electric Vehicles as compared to Conventional Vehicles

 Institutions, SEZ: These stakeholders include offices, IT parks, schools and others. They have important role in
both developing electric vehicle charging stations in their premises and also promoting employees to buy EVs. The institution

usually provides financial assistance for the employees buying EVs. It also provides free charging facility for the employees. The
EVs used in the institutions and others are mostly BEV and PHEVs. In Bangalore similar initiative has been taken by SAP labs.

The firm has provided green allowance for EV buyers and pays 75% 39 of the car EMI. It also has installed free charging stations
in the campus for the EV owners. Other major institution like Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has setup several

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/automobiles/fostering-electric-vehicle-ecosystems-for-india/printarticle/29921296.cms (Accessed
on April 21, 2017)

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charging stations on the premises with assistance from Mahindra. It also provides discount on the parking for electric vehicles.

This stakeholder will play an important role in installation of public charging station. Currently the number of
community/public charging station is 21840 in India.

A large part of these are basic chargers. The number of fast chargers’ setup in India is represented by the table below.
Table 5: City Wise Number of Free and Paid Charging Points41
City Free charging points Paid charging points

New delhi 23 -

Bangalore 16 -
Kolkata 18 -

Pune 12 -

The key issues faced by these stakeholders are

 No financial assistance from state or central government for setting up charging infrastructure

 Inadequate number of charging points giving rise to charge rage

 Commercial fleet operators and transport companies: Traditionally commercial fleet operators including cab

aggregators and transport companies mostly ply diesel vehicles. Few of them use CNG and petrol vehicles for shorter trip

lengths. Other ride hailing services Other ride-hailing services are those who have service level agreements with BPO and ITES
industries for catering the transportation needs of the employees, most of the company cab fleet is made up of multi-utility

vehicles like Toyota Innova, Mahindra Xylo, Chevrolet Enjoy etc. powered by diesel drivetrain and provide pickup and drop

facilities within a radius of 25-30kms inside city limits. Currently no such electric vehicle is present in this segment. The two
models by Mahindra especially Reva and eVerito are present in the compact and subcompact cab segments. Lithium cab a

non-app based cab service based out of Bangalore is the only operator of electric cabs in India. Their operation is based
around B2B model where the corporates pay user charges in form of rents. Also users and cab operators together have setup

charging infrastructure inside the office premises. Other car rental companies like CARZONRENT and ZOOMCAR have

deployed electric vehicles on a self-drive basis. These are currently present on a very small scale and are presently available in
New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore only. Although cost benefit analysis shows EV cabs are cheaper to run as compared to

conventional cabs, lack of charging infrastructure makes it difficult for B2C operations. Another important segment is transport

companies comprising of public and private transport. This segment is purely depended on electric buses. Electric buses are
imported from BYD a Chinese based company since there is no commercially available Indian manufacturers. Goldstone

infratech ltd.is the only Indian firm who assemble BYD buses in India. Electric buses have been deployed by DTC, BMTC and

BEST but only as a pilot project. HRTC is also running electric buses on a trial basis between Manali and Rohtang, followed
which it will decide to commercially deploy electric buses. The issues faced by these stakeholders are:

o High upfront cost of imported electric buses creating financial pressure for transport companies
o Lack of available public charging stations preventing cab operations in B2C model

o Lack of available models from Indian manufacturers

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http://www.pluginindia.com/charging.html (Accessed on April 21, 2017)
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https://www.mahindrae20plus.com/pages/charging/charging-points (Accessed on April 21, 2017)

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1800000

E verito d4
1600000

1400000 E verito d6

1200000
Reva p6
Cost in INR

1000000
Reva p8
800000

dzire vdi
600000

400000 amaze idtech

200000
wagon r

0
Onroad cost INR Fuel cost 5 years (INR) Total ownership cost @5 year

Figure 12: Cost Analysis of Vehicles under mini, compact and super compact segments42

Tier 3: Statutory bodies and other agencies

Government has to play a proactive role in both the demand and supply creation of EV. Also this stakeholder has to align both
industry and consumer for quicker rollout of electric vehicle in India. The stakeholders under this tier are discussed below.

 Central and state government: Both central and state governments have an uphill task when it comes to EV
deployment. Back in 2010 when MNRE came up with subsidy for alternative fueled vehicles it lacked a clear vision of the

objectives that it wanted to achieve since it was done on a trial basis. Also after the withdrawal of the subsidy there was a steep

decline in the purchase of electric vehicles. Also there is no clear policy for electric vehicle adoption under FAME. The FAME
subsidy of 795 and FY 2016-17 is also based on pilot projects. This budget allocation which will not help to develop large scale

commercialization of EV since it is insufficient for both the consumers and the manufacturers. The subsidy provided by the

central government is only on the upfront cost of the electric vehicle based on vehicle specification mentioned under FAME.
Some state governments like Delhi provide additional incentives along with FAME incentive for electric vehicle while others

states don’t have such provision. There is no subsidy provided by the government for battery replacement. Also there are no

regular incentives like waiver of toll charges, road tax and parking fees provided by the state or central government to the
consumers. Similarly, for the industry there is no incentive provided in terms of excise duty, import duty and VAT on sales of

the vehicles. The role which central and state government has to play for EV commercialization:

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Prices of the vehicles have been taken from cardekho.com and respective dealers. The cost component includes on road price, fuel running cost for 5
years and total ownership cost at 5 years. *Price as on March 28, 2017

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 Providing fiscal and financial incentives to both manufacturers and consumers

 Creating awareness among the consumers for EV

 PCB, NGT and SC.: Statutory bodies have lately been active in checking vehicular pollution in many cities in India.

Even though the decisions that came till date were related to ban of old diesel vehicles and vehicles failing under latest

emission standards. Recently government agencies have started levying additional pollution cess ranging from 1-4%43 on
conventional vehicles. As per current policy implementation by NGT only electric buses are allowed to run between Manali and

Rohtang for public transport. Also banning sale of BSIII diesel vehicles can force consumers and manufacturers to look for
alternative vehicles, which in turn can boost the EV market in India. PCB along with NGT are also considering amending battery

management and handling rules 2001, amended in 2010 which will make traditional battery manufacturers to develop new age

lithium batteries. The role of these statutory bodies for EV rollout would be:

o Regulation the number of old conventional vehicles to ply on roads

o Designating special green zones where only electric vehicles can run

o Directing central and state government to impose tighter emission norms for conventional vehicles
o Also implementing standard guidelines for EV specification and battery disposal

The Need for State Push

Government needs to play an important role for commercializing electric vehicles in India. Although government recognized a

roadmap for EVs in form of NEMMP 2020 back in 2012 and subsequently FAME in 2015. There are still key challenges which
every other stakeholder is facing thus preventing them to adopt EVs. The government role should not just limit to incentives

(fiscal and financial) and regulations. It has to address the challenges of each stakeholder separately and align them along the

same objective.
Government and industry: The steps that government should take so that industry takes a lead regarding EV development

and deployment. This involves a comparative description of the existing issues and the recommendations for the same. This
has been represented in the table below.

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https://capitalmind.in/2016/02/budget-2016-pay-pollution-cess-on-cars-and-even-more-on-suvs/ (Accessed on April 5, 2017)

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Table 6: Industry Challenges and ways to mitigate them

Stakeholder Key Issues Government’s Role Current Status

Raw material 1. Cheap aluminum imports 1. Imposing anti-dumping 1. Not implemented

suppliers from ASEAN preventing domestic duty for cheaper aluminum imports on aluminum for vehicle
players to invest in R&D and 2. MIP which is still under manufacture
technological innovation for new age consideration needs to be 2. Government yet to
aluminum composites implemented to promote take final decision on MIP
2. Primary and secondary indigenous R&D in aluminum 3. Yet to be
aluminum producers yet to agree on sector implemented
minimum import pricing 3. Reduction on current
3. High import duty for lithium import duty of lithium battery
battery components which is around component
26.50%

Vehicle 1. High tax rate on auto- 1. Lowering of tax rate for 1. All components
manufacturers components leads to rise in auto component makers that are being covered under GST
and OEMs counterfeit and substandard product related to EV manufacturing 2. Tax laws to change
2. High import duty for CBUs 2. Reduction on import duty under GST
and SKDs preventing innovations for for SKDs and CBUs initially to
electric vehicles promote EV market
3. Absence of weighted 3. EV manufacturers should
deduction on R&D expense be provided weighted deduction
or tax holiday for R&D
Battery 1. High import duty for 1. Reduction on import 1. No change on
manufacturers manufacturing of lithium batteries duties for lithium ores to keep import duties for lithium
2. Lack of incentives for battery prices low ion battery
development of new lithium batteries 2. Battery manufacturers 2. No incentive for
developing EV batteries should be developing electric vehicle
provided incentives either in form
of financial subsidy or tax breaks to
promote innovations
Utilities, 1. Large capital needed to 1. Exemptions in corporation 1. No provision for
Energy and upgrade existing transmission and tax for companies installing public exemption in corporation
Infrastructure distribution infrastructure charging stations tax
2. Lack of real time metering 2. Change in tariff metering 2. Real time metering
available for charging of electric methodology for the retail and is still in infant stages
vehicle institutional consumers 3. No policy for
3. Lack of local bodies 3. Providing assistance on getting ROW regarding
involvement in providing clearance obtaining municipal clearance and installation of charging
for new charging station installation ROW for new charging station station
installation

Apart from the mentioned steps other incentives and regulations are also needed. These regulation and incentives will

complement the existing scenario of electric vehicle in India. Some of these have been implemented by other major EV

adopting nations. These are:

 Mandating existing auto manufacturers for having part of their sale come from electric vehicles

 Increasing the budget allocation for technology platform under the FAME scheme
 Implementation of sunset policy for old vehicles
 Building byelaws should mandate installation of charging points on every new building for EV

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Most of these are related to the supply side for electric vehicle deployment. If these issues are mitigated they might impact the

EV industry in the following ways:

 It will cheaper for the vehicle manufacturer to produce different models of EV

 The cost of lithium battery will fall which will again lower the price of the vehicle

 It will lead to innovation on better battery technology and upgraded electric vehicles
 It will lead to installation of more charging stations which will create demand for EV

Government and consumers: The steps that the government has to take for pushing the consumers to buy electric vehicles.
This involves a brief comparison of the issues faced and the recommended steps that needs to be taken. It is represented by

the table below.

Table 7: Challenges faced by General Consumers and Role of Government to mitigate them
Stakeholder Key Issues Government’s Role

General consumer  High upfront price and battery  Government needs to increase the subsidy
replacement cost of vehicles cap for new vehicles and also provide subsidy during
 Lack of public charging station battery replacement
for electric vehicle  Local government needs to install more
 Lack of continued other charging points in all public places
incentives for EV buyers  Government needs to provide continued
 Lack of awareness among the incentives with respect to toll, parking and vehicle
buyers regarding electric vehicle registration charges
 Promotional campaigns needed for creating
awareness among people
 Reduction on the interest rate and prime
lending rates by the government banks

Institution, SEZ  Lack of financial assistance from  Government needs to increase the funds
government for installing charging allocated for charging infrastructure under FAME
infrastructure

Commercial fleet  Lack of public charging  Government needs to provide additional

operators and infrastructure subsidy for electric bus operators on vehicle cost and
transport companies  High upfront cost for electric battery cost
buses  Local government needs to setup more
charging infrastructure
 Additional financial and fiscal incentives
need to be provided to transport companies

Other incentives and regulations also needed for the consumers to switch towards electric vehicle. Most of these incentives

and regulations have been implemented by major EV adopting nation. Some of these are as follows:

 Continued fiscal and financial incentives for consumers purchasing electric vehicle
 Imposing higher tax excise duty and tax on diesel vehicles

 Restricting the registration of number of new conventional vehicles

Since these are related to the demand side of electric vehicle deployment they may have the following impact:
 Increased cost of conventional vehicles and subsidy on EV will make people switch towards EV

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 Increases in demand will attract other car manufacturers for making EV which will lead to reduction of prices of

vehicles through competition

Government and statutory bodies:

The role of government and statutory bodies will involve policy, regulation and incentives. These will be the key drivers for

electric vehicle in India. Although the government planned for deploying 6-7 million electric vehicles a clear policy is needed to
achieve this target. The policy needs to be backed along with regulations and incentives to push this EV program. A framework

needs to be drafted for the same involving multiple key ministries which will fine tune existing program. It should be noted
that all these implementations should involve both top-down and bottom-up approach for better optimization. The role of the

government and statutory bodies and their impact on EV program is listed in the table below.

Table 8: Role of Government and Statutory Bodies for EV Program

Stakeholder Role Impact

Central and state government  Provide subsidized electricity to EV  Reduction in the operating cost of EV
owners based on real time metering and will attract more people to buy them
on actual usage  Increase in financial assistance will
 Pool account needed for raising funds promote the manufactures to spend
for subsidy provided under FAME more on R&D of new vehicles and
 Amendment of existing building by-laws installation of more public chargers
for installing home charging sockets for which will help to increase demand
new buildings  Residential charging infrastructure will
 Disbursement mechanism should be develop
formulated for battery replacement cost  Will help in reduction of the ownership
 Policy formulation for vehicle scrapping cost of EV
for personal vehicles by providing  Incentives will help people shift focus
incentives towards EV

PCB, NGT and SC  Vehicle scrapping policy should also  Consumers will shift their focus on
include the fitness of vehicle along with buying electric vehicles
vehicle age as the parameter  Making plying of conventional vehicle
 Tighter emission control including ban restrictive will drive both industry and
on sale of conventional vehicles consumers towards adopting EV
 Creation of restricted zones for  Price competition will work in favor of
preventing plying of commercial EV since conventional vehicles will
vehicles become expensive following tighter
 Pollution cess for both buying and emission technology incorporation
manufacturing of conventional diesel
vehicles

Recommendations for increasing incentive under FAME scheme: It is felt that the current allocation under the FAME
scheme wouldn’t be sufficient enough to upscale electric vehicle in India. Funding continues to remain a constraint when it

comes to expanding the allocations under fame. Current subsidy savings from petroleum products and savings from crude oil

bills can be considered in this regard. Following the fall in crude oil prices beginning in the year 2013 the government has been
able to save Rs 371,564 crores with respect to import bill between FY 2013- 2016. Also subsidy savings on petroleum products

like petrol, diesel, LPG and PDS kerosene between FY 2013 -2016 has been Rs. 133459 crores. A part of these savings can be
used to increase the corpus of funds under FAME scheme. This increase will give a major boost to both manufacturers and
consumers

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Cost of imported crude & petroleum products

1,200,000
Cost of Imports in 'Rs.Crore

1,000,000 Total imports

800,000 petroleum
products
600,000
Crude import

400,000
Median Crude
import
200,000

0
Period 2005 to 2016

Figure 13: Savings on Import of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products44

Under recovery/subsidy on petroleum products

200000
Subsidy on sale of products in 'Rs. Crore

150000 total subsidy

100000

Subsidy saving
50000
with respect to
previous FY
0
Median
-50000 subsidy

-100000
Period 2005-2016

Figure 14: Under Recoveries/DBTL Subsidy on Sale of Sensitive Petroleum Products

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PPAC Oil and Gas Data, 2016 *Price as on April 15, 2017

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